Comments on: Strings with tomato sauce ??? https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/strings-with-tomato-sauce/ Eating well made easy Mon, 29 Aug 2016 20:36:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Cinzia https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/strings-with-tomato-sauce/#comment-5190 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:26:28 +0000 http://admin.soscuisine.com/en/blog/?p=9456#comment-5190 Hi Rob! As expected, our “pastagate” has toured the world. I heard there were at least 350 articles on this subject in 14 countries. As far as myself, I saw a story on CNN and read an article on the “Corriere della Sera”, one of the most respected Italian newspapers. Unfortunately this is not good news for our image abroad.

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By: Rob https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/strings-with-tomato-sauce/#comment-5189 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:28:40 +0000 http://admin.soscuisine.com/en/blog/?p=9456#comment-5189 “Petit cordes avec sauce tomate” mmmmmmmmm that sounds appetizing…….not. And let’s not forget all the other perennial favorites such as the Hambourgeois and the beloved Chien Chaud! This is getting silly Cinzia. It’s a HOT DOG. You can see it on the menu in Costco written in letters 2 feet tall!

When was the last time you heard someone order a “bifteck”. It’s always, “un steak medium saignant” everyplace I go and when the dinner is over it’s “Bon weekend” and everybody goes their way. This is the Quebec that makes me smile.

A friend related a story of a trip to Paris during which he asked for “des roties” with breakfast. The waiter looked at him confused and then it dawned on him. With a broad smile he said,” Aaaaaaah monsieur, tu veut du toast?”

If we’re going to preserve a culture in Quebec, shouldn’t it be the one that was created by the melting pot of all the different nationalities that have made this province over the past 400 years? It just seems that the government wants to change 400 years of history and deny that the Italians and Greeks, the Irish, the Scots, the Brits and everyone else had anything to do with the province. It’s shameful. Someone once said that denying history dooms you to repeat it and maybe that’s why this debate keeps haunting Anglophones, Allophones AND Francophones alike for the last several decades.

And while we’re at it, shouldn’t it be “Bureau de la langue francais” as opposed to “Office”? ……….only saying!!!

Cheers and buon appetito!

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